Ragged Mountain–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Smith Brothers Pond, Ragged Mountain, City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint and 2 more. It climbs 469 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi449 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.61405, -72.82812
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
Directions
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Ragged Mountain–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 4 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 449–756 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.61405, -72.82812
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Smith Brothers Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto rocks, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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- Wassel Reservoir–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 999 ft
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